diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstparse.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstparse.c
index 1a0d34b537..7b130f41dd 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstparse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstparse.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ gst_parse_context_new (void)
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_PARSE
   GstParseContext *ctx;
 
-  ctx = g_slice_new (GstParseContext);
+  ctx = g_new (GstParseContext, 1);
   ctx->missing_elements = NULL;
 
   return ctx;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ gst_parse_context_free (GstParseContext * context)
   if (context) {
     g_list_foreach (context->missing_elements, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
     g_list_free (context->missing_elements);
-    g_slice_free (GstParseContext, context);
+    g_free (context);
   }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/grammar.y.in b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/grammar.y.in
index d1ed805c84..6267a4d78c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/grammar.y.in
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/grammar.y.in
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ link_t *__gst_parse_link_new (void)
 {
   link_t *ret;
   __links++;
-  ret = g_slice_new0 (link_t);
+  ret = g_new0 (link_t, 1);
   /* g_print ("ALLOCATED LINK  (%3u): %p\n", __links, ret); */
   return ret;
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ __gst_parse_link_free (link_t *data)
 {
   if (data) {
     /* g_print ("FREEING LINK    (%3u): %p\n", __links - 1, data); */
-    g_slice_free (link_t, data);
+    g_free (data);
     g_return_if_fail (__links > 0);
     __links--;
   }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ __gst_parse_chain_new (void)
 {
   chain_t *ret;
   __chains++;
-  ret = g_slice_new0 (chain_t);
+  ret = g_new0 (chain_t, 1);
   /* g_print ("@%p: ALLOCATED CHAIN (%3u):\n", ret, __chains); */
   return ret;
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void
 __gst_parse_chain_free (chain_t *data)
 {
   /* g_print ("@%p: FREEING CHAIN   (%3u):\n", data, __chains - 1); */
-  g_slice_free (chain_t, data);
+  g_free (data);
   g_return_if_fail (__chains > 0);
   __chains--;
 }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static void gst_parse_free_delayed_set (DelayedSet *set)
 {
   g_free(set->name);
   g_free(set->value_str);
-  g_slice_free(DelayedSet, set);
+  g_free(set);
 }
 
 static void gst_parse_new_child(GstChildProxy *child_proxy, GObject *object,
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void gst_parse_new_child(GstChildProxy *child_proxy, GObject *object,
 
 static void gst_parse_add_delayed_set (GstElement *element, gchar *name, gchar *value_str)
 {
-  DelayedSet *data = g_slice_new0 (DelayedSet);
+  DelayedSet *data = g_new0 (DelayedSet, 1);
 
   GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, element, "delaying property set %s to %s",
     name, value_str);
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static void gst_parse_free_delayed_link (DelayedLink *link)
   g_free (link->src_pad);
   g_free (link->sink_pad);
   if (link->caps) gst_caps_unref (link->caps);
-  g_slice_free (DelayedLink, link);
+  g_free (link);
 }
 
 #define PRETTY_PAD_NAME_FMT "%s %s of %s named %s"
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ gst_parse_perform_delayed_link (GstElement *src, const gchar *src_pad,
     if ((GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION (templ) == GST_PAD_SRC) &&
         (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE(templ) == GST_PAD_SOMETIMES))
     {
-      DelayedLink *data = g_slice_new (DelayedLink);
+      DelayedLink *data = g_new (DelayedLink, 1);
 
       data->all_pads = all_pads;
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/types.h b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/types.h
index 961af7e588..7aa4d51b96 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/types.h
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/parse/types.h
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ G_GNUC_INTERNAL  void	__gst_parse_element_free (element_t *data);
 #else /* __GST_PARSE_TRACE */
 #  define gst_parse_strdup g_strdup
 #  define gst_parse_strfree g_free
-#  define gst_parse_link_new() g_slice_new0 (link_t)
-#  define gst_parse_link_free(l) g_slice_free (link_t, l)
-#  define gst_parse_chain_new() g_slice_new0 (chain_t)
-#  define gst_parse_chain_free(c) g_slice_free (chain_t, c)
-#  define gst_parse_element_new() g_slice_new0 (element_t)
-#  define gst_parse_element_free(e) g_slice_free (element_t, e)
+#  define gst_parse_link_new() g_new0 (link_t, 1)
+#  define gst_parse_link_free(l) g_free (l)
+#  define gst_parse_chain_new() g_new0 (chain_t, 1)
+#  define gst_parse_chain_free(c) g_free (c)
+#  define gst_parse_element_new() g_new0 (element_t, 1)
+#  define gst_parse_element_free(e) g_free (e)
 #endif /* __GST_PARSE_TRACE */
 
 static inline void